make it: the new way to make plastic bag ghosts

We’ve made plastic bag ghosts the usual ways in the past, but I never liked them very much. They didn’t have enough oomph for me when they were in the tree!

So, we’ve come up with a new method. It’s still super easy and quick to make, but the final ghosts blow in the wind much better, and I like how their faces look without having to be all scrunched up at the neck. Ready to dive in?

What You Need:

Embroidery Hoops – various sizes will work, I used 4″ and 6″

Tall Kitchen Trash Bags with a drawstring top

Sharpie permanent markers

Scissors

What You’ll Do:

Fold up the bottom half of the trash bag and cut strips about 1.5″ – 2″ wide all the way across.

Then snip the bottom seam of each strip to open them up.

Draw your Ghost’s face on the top of the bag.

Now open up the bag, and then close the drawstring top about halfway.

Insert the inside of the embroidery hoop inside the bag, near the drawstring, and the outside hoop on the outside of the bag.

Adjust the drawstring top of the bag within the hoops until it’s fairly even – make sure the drawstring loops are fairly even too.